Top 20 Albums of 2010 (Part 3: Albums 6-10)
(10) Kele Okereke – The Boxer – The genius behind one of my favorite bands of all time (Bloc Party) used his solo debut to completely reverse the BP format. Where BP was post punk indie rock filled with a touch of electro house, this album was electro house with a touch of post punk indie rock. Even flipping styles around Okereke can do no wrong.
Standout Track: Unholy Thoughts, The New Rules
Recommended If You Like: Bloc Party, Boxer Rebellion
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(9) Freelance Whales – Weathervanes – Quirky indie rock with sugar based synth and melodies so innocent and poppy, Justin Bieber would probably call it soft. Nevertheless the song Hannah was my most played song on iTunes for the past three months.
Standout Track: Hannah, Starring
Recommended If You Like: The Postal Service, The Limousines
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(8) Foals- Total Life Forever – Foals is like a happy-go-lucky version of Yeasayer. They’re indie and experimental but something in the vocals reminds me of the Fleet Foxes. Either way, it’s a shame this album was slept on so hard this year. Hopefully they’ll pull a Mumford & Sons and be able to find more success with it in its second year.
Standout Track: Blue Blood, Total Life Forever, Spanish Sahara
Recommended If You Like: Yeasayer, Bear Hands
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(7) Circa Survive – Blue Sky Noise – ‘Juturna’ blew my mind when it came out. ‘On Letting Go’ did not. ‘Blue Sky Noise’ is probably the most poppy out of the three, but it’s also the best. I highly recommend checking these guys out live, Anthony Green is about as true to form of a front man as you’re going to find and somehow manages to be on point with that high-pitched growl even live (no easy task).
Standout Track: Imaginary Enemy, I Felt Free, Spirit of the Stairwell
Recommended If You Like: Saves The Day, Saosin, Coheed & Cambria
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(6) Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon II: Legend of Mr. Rager – Don’t let the shittiness of the title dissuade you, this album is amazing. I don’t care what anyone says Kudi is the most innovative mind in Hip Hop right now.
Standout Track: Maniac, Ashin Kusher
Recommended If You Like: Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli
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Honorable Mention: Eminem – Recovery – for reasoning please see my previous post on why this album was so important here.
2010 Albums of The Year Part II (albums 11-15)
2010 Albums of The Year Part 1 (Albums 20-16)
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– Rich
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